Summary:
Zip code 96022 has one listed high school, West Valley Early College High, serving grades 9–12; it enrolled 736 students in 2024–2025. With no other high school in the list, families cannot compare nearby schools using these figures. The school’s clearest academic strength is English language arts: 59% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, about 10 percentage points above California.
Because it is the only school listed, West Valley is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in this ZIP-code group, but that does not establish how it compares with nearby schools. Against the state, its results show a distinct subject pattern: ELA was 10 points higher, math proficiency was 32%—6 points lower than California—and science was 38%, 2 points higher. Completion results also stood out: its graduation rate was 99%, 11 points above the state, and its dropout rate was 0%, 8 points below. Chronic absenteeism was less favorable at 21%, 2 points higher than California, although below the district’s 27%.
Recent subject trends were mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 55% to 59% and science from 31% to 38%, while math fell from 36% to 32%. Relative to California, the school’s ELA advantage grew by 4 points and its science result moved from 2 points below to 2 points above; its math shortfall widened by 5 points. SchoolDigger lists West Valley at 729th of 2,137 schools, in the 66th percentile with 3 stars, compared with 1,080th and the 50th percentile in 2023–2024; its rank was nearly unchanged from the prior year. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.1, and 47% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. California’s measure is that all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility).
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